If you are interested in doing a PhD in ACI and would like to work with me: I am interested in supporting PhDs in Animal-Computer Interaction, looking at how to develop and design technologies for animals in various contexts. I would advise you to contact me before applying with your 1) CV, 2) transcript, and 3) previous publications and/or your latest thesis ( e.g., MSc thesis or final project report). I do not need to see a cover letter.

No prior knowledge in animal science is required, but good research skills and a background in Human-Computer Interaction are helpful. I have several topics in mind, mostly drawn from my own interests in my research direction, but please include a summary in the email – I am always excited to explore new areas in ACI if you already have a topic in mind. 

Scholarship Information: Apart from open positions, there are also scholarships every year offered by the University of Glasgow and others. Scholarships through the University of Glasgow: the deadline for the opportunities below is 31 January every year (and occasionally in the summer). More info about the application process can be found here:

• EPSRC Studentship: covers tuition fees at the UK rate and offers a monthly stipend. Non-UK students are eligible; however, please note that tuition fees are paid at the UK rate, not the international rate. Therefore, you will need to fund the difference using alternative means. The deadline is 31 January every year. More info here.
• College of Science and Engineering Studentship: covers full tuition fees at the international rate and offers a monthly stipend. The deadline is 31 January every year. More info here.
• University of Glasgow Minerva Scholarship: These are 5-year scholarships to support part-time PhD students spending two thirds of their time on research and one third of their time on teaching. They support tuition fees at the home level and a remuneration package of at least £21,383 per year for living expenses. More information is available here. Deadline is 31 January every year.
• Excellence Bursaries: covers the tuition fees fully for UK students, and partially (£10,000) for international students. Note that this scheme does not include a monthly stipend, so you will need to finance your living expenses using other means.
• Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) nomination: The School of Computing Science can nominate up to 4 candidates every year for the CSC scholarship. It is not guaranteed that the CSC will award our nominees, but historically, this has always been the case. Our college then matches this funding to create a fully funded studentship (tuition + stipend).
• James McCune Smith PhD Scholarship – Fund Black UK domiciled students to undertake PhD research at the University in any research area in which we can offer supervision.  More information is available here. Deadline varies.
• Partnership PhD studentships – These are exclusively for candidates who are currently employed, and wish to remain employed, by their industry employer throughout the PhD. The candidate can be based at a company anywhere in the world, and can do their PhD full-time or part-time. More information can be found here.

• Industry co-funded Studentships: if you can secure half the costs of a PhD studentship from a potential industry partner (currently set at £35,000), I can support you in getting match funding from the University of Glasgow to create a fully funded studentship (tuition fees at the UK rate + monthly stipend)

My general advice on putting a good application together for the scholarship: Read at least one of my publications to get an overview of the field, to see what area interests you and how I could support your work. My literature review, ‘Seven Years after the Manifesto: Literature Review and Research Directions for Technologies in Animal Computer Interaction’, is a good place to start. I would also advise thinking about what research excites you, what problems you aim to address, and why these problems matter. You can also read an example proposal that was submitted and accepted at Glasgow University to get an idea of what is expected.

If you are interested in doing an internship in ACI and would like to work with me: Each year I take on interns throughout the summer in paid and unpaid positions. The internships are normally advertised, but if you would like to come to research within my lab over summer please get in contact with your CV and what you would like to do. My previous interns have included developing technologies for zoo-housed and animals within the home and published their results in top ACM conference venues, winning paper awards.

When Postdoctoral positions are not available, prospective postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to seek independent fellowship funding through one of the opportunities listed below. We are happy to support the development of a proposal that aligns with the ACI group research themes. The following schemes may be suitable for funding a postdoctotal position with our group. If you wish to apply to one of these to join my group, please plan ahead as much of the fellowship administration—including costing, permissions, and approvals—is managed by the University’s Research Support Team. Contacting them/me early helps ensure there is sufficient time for these processes to be completed smoothly.:

• Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship (3 years): Deadline is in February every year.
• The Daphne Jackson Trust: Multiple routes (most without a deadline). One of the criteria is to have had a career break of at least two years duration from a paid research position, taken for family, health or caring reasons.
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Fellowship (open to researchers moving within Europe. Funds 2-3 years. Deadline is usually in September).
• Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (Open to early career researchers who currently have, or will have, a need for flexible support due to personal circumstances, e.g., parental/caring responsibilities, clinically diagnosed health issues or other personal circumstances that create a need for a flexible working pattern. Deadline is usually in October.)
• Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowships (There are multiple grants with different requirements – The Research Fellowship and the Brunel Fellowship are particularly relevant. The Built Environment Fellowship and the Design Fellowships occasionally solicit applications in relevant topics.)
• The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (3 years): Deadline is usually in October every year. One of the criteria is to currently have, or will have by the start of the fellowship, a need for flexible support due to personal circumstances. This can include parental responsibilities, caring responsibilities, and/or clinically diagnosed health conditions that create a need for a flexible working pattern
• The Ernest Rutherford Fellowship: Deadline is usually in October every year. .
• The Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship (5 years): Deadline is in September every year.
• The Royal Society Research Fellowship (8 years): Deadline is in September every year.

For applicants based outside of the UK

• Newton International Fellowships (funds non-UK citizens who are working outside the UK for a 2-year fellowship. Deadline is usually March).
• German Academic Research Foundation (DFG) Walter Benjamin Programme (Up to two years. No deadline)
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (12 months in Glasgow, 6 months in Germany. Deadline is usually in August)
• Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc.Mobility fellowships (deadlines in February and August. Non-Swiss nationals who spent 2 years or more at a Swiss research institution are also eligible.)
• Fullbright Awards (for US citizens. Deadline is usually in September)
• There are other fellowship schemes from the Academy of Finland, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and the Croucher Foundation